Official Skinny Tire Festival Schedule of Events
Thursday, March 2
5:00-8:00 pm – Rider Check-In opens, Moab
Valley Inn, 711 S. Main Street. Massage Sign-
Up.
Friday, March 3
7:00-9:00 am – Rider Check-In; Silent
Auction open;
Massage Sign-Up
8:15 am – Top Fund Raisers Private Ride
(departing from Moab Valley Inn at 8:30am) Chris
Carmichael; Bob Roll attending.
9:00 am – Mass Start from Moab Valley Inn
for River Portal Ride. Support available until
3:00pm.
1:00–6:00 pm – Rider Check-In, Silent
Auction,
Massage Sign-up
4:00 pm – Hill Climb Time Trial beginning at
Rotary Park to famous Slick Rock trailhead (5
mile
uphill race; free to registered riders); click here for details
6:00 pm – Top Fundraiser and VIP Dinner
hosted by
Red Cliffs Lodge on the Colorado River with Guest
Speaker Chris Carmichael and Bob Roll.
Saturday, March 4
6:30–9:00am – Rider Check-In; Silent
Auction
open; Massage Sign-Up
8:00 am – Mass Start from Moab Valley Inn
for
Colorado River Corridor Ride. Support
available until 4:00 pm.
1:00–6:00pm – Vendor Expo, Silent Auction,
Massage
4:00-7:00pm – Festival Social and
Program
Don’t miss this wonderful evening of fun and
camaraderie with guest speakers Chris
Carmichael, and Lance Armstrong Foundation
Advocacy Director Barry Jackson. Hot hors
d’oeuvres and beverages served (beer and wine
available with donation). Non-rider guests may
attend for $5 payable at door.
4:00-5:00 pm – Chris Carmichael Book
Signing
5:00-6:00 pm – Guest Speakers Chris
Carmichael
and Barry Jackson, LAF Director of Advocacy.
LAF has chosen the Skinny Tire Festival to launch
their new advocacy and survivorship program. Barry
will introduce the program tonight and invite
participants to attend Sunday evening’s official
training program held at Moab’s Star Hall.
6:00 pm – Top Fundraisers Award
Presentation
6:15 pm until we are finished - Live
Auction!
Here is your chance to be the winning bidder on
tons of great cycling stuff including some one of a
kind Lance Armstrong signed memorabilia. (All
proceeds go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation).
Sunday, March 5
7:00-9:00 am – Rider Check-In; Silent
Auction,
Massage Sign-Up.
9:00 am – Dead Horse Point Ride–Start and
Finish from intersection Hwy 191 and Hwy 313 (9
miles north of Moab Valley Inn). Road north of Moab
has been improved so riders can cycle from their
hotel or condo for an extra 18 miles round trip.
Support available until 4:00 pm.
1:00–6:00 pm – Vendor Expo
3:00–5:00 pm – Silent Auction. Last chance
to bid!
4:00-5:00 pm - Book Signing by Dave
Shields, author of “The Tour” at Vendor Expo
5:00 pm – Silent Auction Closes
6:30pm – LAF Advocacy Training at Star
Hall. The Lance Armstrong Foundation has
chosen the Moab Skinny Tire Festival participants to
be among the first to participate in LAF’s new
grassroots advocacy program. Straight from the
Austin, Texas LAF headquarters, Mr. Barry Jackson
along with other foundation members will make a
presentation Sunday evening of the Moab Skinny Tire
Festival.
Monday, March 6
9:00 am – Arches National Park Ride – (no
Mass Start)
All Rides Include Lunch, SAG vehicle support and
Aid
Station snacks, water. No lunch served Friday.
Registration and Meeting Point
ALL RIDES (except for Sunday’s Dead Horse Point
Ride)
START AND FINISH AT:
Moab Valley Inn
711 South Main Street